Have you ever had a bad bought of the flu? One where you were so run down that you couldn’t get out of bed? Where lifting your arms to knit or crosstitch was just more effort than you could expend? Where you found yourself trailing off as you were speaking because you didn’t have the […]
[Continue reading...]What? What’s this thing?
January 15, 2007
*KABOOM* (that was the sound of my life exploding) You’ll have to give me a second. I’m still dizzy from getting knocked flat by the past few months. Let’s see. When last we left our fearless crusaders, Tresa was working at a crappy job at a crappy scrapbook store, and Bear was slugging it out […]
[Continue reading...]I failed miserably (surprise surprise)
November 23, 2006
November was NaBloPoMo as well as NaNoWriMo, and although I desperately yearn to write a novel, my OCD self would never get out of my own way to crank out 100 pages no matter the quality required. So when I heard about NaBloPoMo I thought that was a perfect solution for me. Good goals, a […]
[Continue reading...]I got a job….
October 23, 2006
And this is both good news and bad news. Good news because for months and months now I’ve rarely changed out of my pajamas or spoken to actual human beings who have met me in real life. Bad news because what was supposed to be a 2 day a week gig has swallowed me whole. […]
[Continue reading...]I need your help….
October 2, 2006
Finally, FINALLY! The craft book I’ve been writing is far enough along to send to publishers. But I still don’t have a name. Here’s the pitch: A craft book where every project is not only so outrageously cool that a teenage girl would want to make it on her own, but that they also happen […]
[Continue reading...]I’ve been hiding from my blog lately
September 29, 2006
I have a confession to make: that last entry? Was written weeks ago. I had it sitting in the queue as a draft, and I published it so what followed would make sense, but also because it allowed me to go two more weeks without facing the internet. I’m sad. I’m very very sad. And […]
[Continue reading...]Biting my fingernails
September 19, 2006
Last Sunday I auditioned for a big fat big big play. And I still haven’t heard anything and I’m losing my mind. 5 stakes in my area are working together to produce a play that will be the first performance ever in the brand new state of the art Gallo Center being built here in […]
[Continue reading...]My bargain with God
August 31, 2006
I always thought that you do not dare to bargain with the Lord. Even though no specific examples come to mind at the moment, I would have sworn that the scriptures are full of people who tried to dictate the hand of the Lord and got burned. Right? Am I making things up? It’s quite […]
[Continue reading...]Awww….Wheee…Awww…Wheee….
August 21, 2006
That’s supposed to be the sound I’m making on this roller coaster of a life. After coming to terms with the fact that we won’t be buying a house anytime soon, we had finally made the decision to stay here and work out the year to get some experience under Bear’s belt. But oh no. […]
[Continue reading...]I always wanted a career in public speaking
August 18, 2006
Hands down, the highlight of my teenage years was going to EFY. EFY stands for Especially For Youth and it’s a week-long summer camp thing held for Mormon teens. There are dances and wacky games and cheers, but my favorite was the workshops. Teachers would come from all around the country and put on lectures […]
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